Sheathing material



Ueto p G. c. BLOHM SHEATHING MATERIAL Filed May 9, 1921 Patented Oct. 1924.

GEORGE c. ZBLOILM, E scorn BEND, INDIANA.

SHlEATHING Application filed May a, i

- other suitable, preferably flexible, material and which preferably, though not necessarily, is provided. with a wear-resisting coating of any desirable "form and which is exposed to the elements in the use of the sheathing, this coating being preferably formed of any suitable particles attached to the foundation as is common in prepared More particularly stated, my invention vided in strips, and more especially to strips each of which presents a body portion from which a plurality of shingle-forming sections, arranged in a series, project, these shingle-strips being so constructed that when assembled together in overlapping relation on a structure to be sheathed, the appearance will be the same as that presented by a structure. covered with shingles,.

as commonly laid.

ties desirable to be overcome,

The laying of sheathing material as hitherto provided, whether in plain strips, strips each presenting shingle sections, or provided as single shingles, presents difiiculthe laying of all of; the above-referred-to forms of sheathing material requiring considerable care, skill and labor in so placing them as to provide the desirable uniformity of overlap, and the laying of single shingles and shingle strips requiring, in addition, that care be taken to properly and uniformly laterally space the strips and the single strips and the single shingles the required distance apart to produce the desired effect and so position the strips or shingles of adjacent rows that the desired staggered relation of the spaces between shingles or shingle sections of adjacent rows be presented.

My object, generally stated, is to provide strips of sheathing material each preferably presenting along one edge thereof shingle- MATERIAL.

1921. Serial! No. 468,020.

forming sections, which may be economically manufactured and quickly laid by relatively unskilled labor, position on the supporting structure, to present the desired uniform degree of overlap and, where the strips present shingle sections, the desired uniform and accurate staggering of the spaces presented between the shingle sections in each row relative to such spaces provided in adjacent rows of shingle sections. A further, more particular, object is to provide, preferably as an integral part of the shingle-formin strip, the means for the purpose just stated.

, Referring to the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a plan View of a web of sheathing material from which the strips hereina in the proper after referred to may be cut, this view showing the web in the process of being cut into strips embodying my invention. Figure 2 is a plan view of a portion of one of the similar shingle strips embodyingmy invention. 'Figure 3 is a plan view of a section of roofing formed of a plurality of the shingle strips shown in Fig. 2; and Figure 4, a broken, perspective view of assembled strips, viewing the structure from the rear, or under, side thereof;

My invention consists in providing a strip of any desirable sheathing material, such, for example, as that above referred to and commonly employed for roofing purposes of any desired length and width, and, preferably, with slots represented at 5 provided therein along one edge thereof, preferably in parallel relation and extending crosswise of the strip at equal distances apart, whereby one edge of the strip, viz, its slotted edge, presents a series of shingle. sections 6 In the particular, preferred, illustrated embodiment of-my invention, the edge of the strip opposite that containing the slots 5 is notched at intervals as represented at 7 to provide a series of shoulders 8 along this edge of the strip, and the parts of the material which are cut out of the. strip to form the notches 7, these parts, being in the form of tongues and represented at 9, being folded backwardly along inclined folding lines 10 toextend crosswise of the length of the strip and in a direction toward the slotted edge thereof, these tongues 9 being preferably secured to lie flatwise against the rear, or under, side of the strip, in any desirable way. ere the rear, or under, side of the strip is sufliciently sticky as to cause the tongues to adhere thereto, the use of any additional securing means will be rendered unnecessary, but where this is not the case, the tonguse 9 may be cemented, or otherwise secured in -position as desired.

lln producing my improved shingle strip, ll may provide the foundation material, treated as desired, to render it waterproof, and then, by any suitable device or mechanism, cut the material into shingle strips of any desired length. In actual practice it probably would be preferred to produce the shingle strips as of relatively great length, by cutting up the web of foundation material, generally in the direction of its length, as for example as shown in Fig. 1 wherein the web represented at 11 is shown as of a width per'mitting three of the strips to be formed therefrom, though it will be understood that my invention is not limited to the use of any particular material nor to the production of the article by any particular method of manufacture. In the production of the strips as stated and where it is desired that they be cut from the web by machinery, any suitable machine may be employed for this purpose, present the slots 5, notches 7 and the tongues 9 which latter maybe folded to the position shown in the drawings, at any deslrathe overlapping stripyor strips,

ble stage in the process of producing the completed strips.

lln the laying of the shingle strips the strip, or strips, as the case may be, form.- ing the lowermost row of shingle sections, are first laid in position onthe supporting structure, and the strip, or strips, to form the next row of shingle strips applied to the supporting structure to overlap the first applied strip, or strips, the tongues 9 of extending into the opposing notches 7 of the first ap plied strip, or strips, and fitting against the shoulders 8, and the shingle strips for completing the sheathing structure applied to position as just explained ofthe shingle strips forming the second row of shingles. The tongues 9 are provided of such length as to cause the strips of adjacent rows'to overlap the desired distance and their lower edges to be substantially parallel, and the shoulders 8 are so located that the notches 5 of adjacent rows of shingle sections will occupy the desired staggered arrangement as shown in Fig. 3, it being preferable. though not necessary, that the notches 7 and tongues 9 be provided of the same number as the slots 5.

- llt will be understood from the foregoing that by constructing sheathing material-in accordance with my invention, skilled labor in laying the strips is not necessar as the various strips become automatica y, so to the strips to cause the shingle sections to speak, lined up in the proper relation to each other, by the mere act of the operator applying the strips in overlapped relation, with the tongues 9 fitting into the notches 7 as stated, the application of the strips to this position being very easily effected.

It will be readily understood from the foregoing that my invention as to a certain featuie thereof, is of value whether or not present shingle sections, as the employment thereof, automatically determines the proper overlap of the various rows of sheathing strips; and furthermore, as regards the feature of determining the break-joint relation between the shingleforming portions of the strips, it is immaterial whether the shingle sections be of the shape shown, or otherwise produced than by the slotting of the edge of the strip as indicated at 5, it being readily understood that the shingle efiect may be produced in many other ways, as for example by painting, or otherwise causing the plain edge of the strip to present the appearance of shingle sections.

While I have illustrated and described a particular construction embodying my invention, and have suggested certain modifications thereof, it will be readily understood that the structure may be otherwise modified and altered without departing from the spirit of my invention, and as an example of a modification the projections on the strips between their edges, and formed by the lower ends of the tongues 9 in the particular construction shown, may be provided in any other suitable form and integral, or not, with the strip, as desired.

What ll claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A sheathing strip provided with tongues integral with an edge thereof and extending from the upper edge partially across the back of the strip, for positioning said strip relative to an adjacent strip placed beneath it.

2. A sheathing strip provided with tongues integral with an edge thereof and integrally connected with said strip and extending partway across the latter, said edge adjacent said tongues being recessed for pcsitioning it relative to an adjacent strip.

3. A sheathing strip presenting a shingle appearance along one edge, provided with a projection posite edge of said strip and with a projection at said opposite edge adapted to engage said first-mentioned projection to pobetween said edge and the opsition said strips longitudinally of each other.

4:. A. sheathing strip presenting a shingle appearance along one edge and provided with a tongue extending from the upper edge of said strip and partially across the same at its rear surface, and presenting projection between said upper edge and the with projections on the back of each strip first mentioned edge of said strip, and a adapted to cooperate with shoulders on the projection at said upper edge. top edge of a similar sheathing strip of 15 5. A sheathing strip adapted to overlie shlngle appearance when the former is a second sheathing strip, the first-mentioned placed over the latter, for causing the porsheathing strip having projections on its 'tion of the overlapping strip presenting the rear surface and stops on the upper edge shingle appearance to occupy a predeterof said second strip adapted to engage said mined staggered position relative to the por- 20 means for positionin one strip longitudition of the underlying strip presenting a nally with respect to e other. shingle appearance. 6. A sheathing strip presentin a shingle appearance along one edge an provided GEORGE C. BLOHM. 

